Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Okay, maybe I'm just dense. I'm still not sure I understand how the lens would be tested. Is is possible that two different lens would test very well, almost identical scores, but have different "looks" when used to create photographic images? I have three cameras, for the sake of arguement, I'm just going to say that one of them is a Leica, but won't say what the other two are. Needless to say, they're name brand and high end; all have lens that PP has tested very high, but still each has a different look. The Leica has a certain depth and clarity to it--the other two lens are somewhat different...at least to my eye. Les - ----- Original Message ----- From: Nathan Wajsman <nathan.wajsman@euronet.be> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Saturday, December 18, 1999 11:10 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Value of Popular Photography > They look at the lens; do some testing on the optical bench; take some pictures; > check how much the lens manufacturer advertises in Pop Photo; and amalgamate the > results into something called SQF (I believe it stands for "Subjective Quality > Factor" or some such). > > Nathan > > lbonser@worldnet.att.net wrote: > > > Pardon my ignorance, but what exactly is the SQF criteria? Can someone > > explain it in not too technical terms? > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > Les > > -- > Nathan Wajsman > Overijse, Belgium > > General photo site: http://belgiangator.tripod.com/ > Belgium photo site: http://members.xoom.com/wajsman/ > Motorcycle site: http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/1704/ > >